SUNDAY, 8th JUNE
h. 6.00 pm – Sa Manifattura / Court of the Perfect, Sbressa Hall
Inauguration of the Archive of the Cineteca Sarda – Società Umanitaria di Cagliari
The following were invited to speak:
Alessandra Todde, president of the Sardinian region
Piero Comandini, president of the regional council
Massimo Zedda, Cagliari’s mayor
Ilaria Portas, regional councilor for culture
Alberto Jannuzzelli, president of the Società Umanitaria
Giacomo Spissu, president of the Sardinia Foundation
Monica Grossi, archival superintendent of Sardinia
Paolo Serra, regional director of the Società Umanitaria of Sardinia
To follow
To the Babel Film Festival at the Exmà
Travelling exhibition of the SeuinStreet Band
h. 8.30 pm – Exmà / Square
Inauguration of the 9th edition of the Babel Film Festival
Speakers:
Maria Francesca Chiappe, Councilor for Culture of the Municipality of Cagliari
Antonello Zanda, Società Umanitaria – Cagliari’s Cineteca Sarda
Paolo Carboni, Babel Association
h. 9.00 pm – Exmà / Square
Projections
Seu Innoi, by Andrea Deidda, Italy, 2025, sardinian, 50’ (Out of Competition)
Tres Animeddas, by Matteo Incollu, Italy, 2024, sardinian, 52’
MONDAY, 9th JUNE
h. 4.00 pm – Exmà / Conference Room
Projections
Arzela from Amed, by Elif Yiğit Paech, Johannes Paech, Germany, 2024, kurdish, 65′
Devers Germont (Du Côté de Germont), by Renaud Fély, France, 2024, occitan, 57′
h. 6.00 pm – Exmà / Conference Room
🇵🇸 FOCUS SARDINIA PALESTINE
in collaboration with the Al Ard film Festival
Projections
Vibrations from Gaza, by Rehab Nazzal, Palestine/Canada, 2023, 16′
Ya Maha, by Ahmad al-Khalil, Lebanon, 2023, 28′
h. 9.00 pm – Exmà / Square
Projections
In su corru ‘e sa furca, by Davide Melis, Italy, 2025, sardinian, 53′
Itu Ninu, by Itandehui Jansen, Mexico, 2023, mixtec, 75′
TUESDAY, 10th JUNE
h. 4.00 pm – Exmà / Conference Room
Projections
Morra Murrina!, by Michè D’Onofrio, France, corse, 19’
Lymp, by Harry Faint, Great Britain, 2024, cornish, 5’
A summer’s end poem, by Lam Can-zhao, China, 2024, teochew 15’
Xwemalî – Home Made, by Rojda Ezgi Oral, Turkey, 2024, kurdish, 15’
Superbi, by Nikola Brunelli, Italy, 2024, Marche dialect, 16’
La punizione del prete, by Francesco Tomba, Chiara Tesser, Italy, 2023, sardinian, 18’
h. 6.00 pm – Exmà / Conference Room
Projections
Ultraveloci, by Paolo Bonfadini, Davide Morando, Italy, 2023, Tortona dialect, 20′
Ivalu, by Anders Walter | Pipaluk K. Jørgensen, Denmark, 2024, greenlandic, 15′
Clan, by Jaime Lock, UK, 2024, cornish, 12′
Out of competition:
Chie chircat accattat, by Enrico Pau, Italy, 2025, sardinian, 15’
With the author’s presence
h. 9.00 pm – Exmà / Square
Projections
Su Fatorgiu, by Alonso Crespo, Italy, 2024, sardinian, 23′
Nessun posto al mondo, by Vanina Lappa, Italy, 2023, Cilento language, 83′
WEDNESDAY 11th JUNE
h. 4.00 pm – Exmà / Conference Room
Projections
Frarìa (Spark), by Alberto Diana, Italy, 2024, sardinian, 18’
Anime vive, by Adam Selo, Italy, 2025, neapolitan dialect, 9’
The Professional Parent, by Erik Jasaň, Romania/Slovakia, 2024, romanì, 15’
Instruccions per a ser un nen assenyat, by Albert Aymar, Spain, 2024, catalan, 10’
Art, by Ben Kernow, UK, 2023, kernewek, 14’
Vas Mar, by Nima Tabandeh, Iran, 2024, gilaki, 19’
The Rootless, by August Joensalo, Finland, 2024, karelian, 12’
h. 6.00 pm – Exmà / Conference Room
Projections
Claps e peraulis, by Stefano Giacomuzzi, Italy, 2023, furlan, 30′
Gathering Firewood, by Liivo Niglas, Estonia, 2024, nenets, 30′
Aquarium, by Margherita Morello, Spain, 2024, galician, 10′
h. 9.00 pm – Exmà / Square
Projections
Goppà, by Roberto Pili, Italy, 2024, sardinian, 10′
Dartaș (Carpenter), by Xelil Sehragerd, Türkiye, kurdish, 15′
Dùtchas (Home), by Kirsty MacDonald, Andy Mackinnon, Scotland, 2024, scottish gaelic, 88′
THURSDAY 12th JUNE
h. 4.00 pm – Exmà / Conference Room
Conference
in collaboration with Sardegna Film Commission
HOW TO PROMOTE CINEMA IN MINORITY LANGUAGES
meeting with:
Gérôme Bouda e Maria Francesca Valentini, Allindì, SVoD platform, Corsica
Emanuele Galloni, My Culture +, SVoD platform, Sardinia
Carolina Melis, Sardinia Film Commission Foundation
Projections
L’impetrata, by Dominique Tiberi, France, 1990, corse, 12’
S’Ozzastru, by Carolina Melis, Italy, 2024, sardinian, 8’
Amona Putz!, by Telmo Esnal, Basque Region, 2009, euskera, 9’
h. 6.00 pm – Exmà / Conference Room
Projections
Abele, by Fabian Volti, Italy, 2025, sardinian / bedouin dialect of Palestine, 77′
h. 9.00 pm – Exmà / Square
Projections
Azheh, by Hadi Rezayati Charan, Iran, 2023, talysh, 15′
When The Walnut Leaves Turn Yellow, by Mehmet Ali Konar, Türkiye, 2025, kirdki-zazaki, 100′
FRIDAY 13th JUNE
h. 4.00 pm – Exmà / Conference Room
Projections
Presentation of the films produced during the BABEL CINE LAB
held by Daniele Arca e Nicola Onnis
h. 6.00 pm – Exmà / Square
AWARD CEREMONY
Speakers:
Massimo Zedda – Cagliari’s mayor
Ilaria Portas – regional councilor for culture
Antonello Pellegrino – Director of the Sardinian Language and Culture Service, Publishing and Information
Alberto Jannuzzelli – president of the Società Umanitaria
Official Jury:
Enrico Pau, director and jury president
Julie Perreard, director and editor
Sabrina Rasom, linguist and director of the Ladin Cultural Institute and the Ladin Museum of Fassa
Alessandro Gagliardo, director and editor
Monica Dovarch, visual anthropologist, documentary maker and producer
Gabriele Ragonesi, Audiovisual Archive of the Workers’ and Democratic Movement
Andrea Fantino, Chambre d’Oc
Leo Rielli, Rassegna Evò ce Esù Visioni
Marta Savorgnan, SUNS Europe Udine
Marco Asunis, FICC
Pio Bruno, Cineclub Fedic Cagliari
I rappresentanti delle giurie One Wor(l)d, Diritto di parola e Unica
Final Greetings
Antonello Zanda, Paolo Carboni, artistic direction of the Festival
I PREMI:
“Maestrale” Award – Best feature film
“Maestrale” Award – Best documentary film
“Maestrale” Award – Best short film
“Unica” Città di Cagliari Award
“Umanitaria” Award
“Diritto di parola” Award
“One Wor(l)d” Award
“Italymbas” Award
Ostana Award
AAMOD Award
My Culture Award
FICC audience Award
Cineclub Fedic Cagliari Award
“Diari di Cineclub” Award
h. 9.00 pm – Exmà / Square
SIGHIDA
Concert
with Mauro Palmas and Giacomo Vardeu
l’orchestra poco stabile di Mare e miniere
with Alessandro Foresti, Marco Argiolas, Silvano Lobina
Guests: Su Cuncordu e Tenore di Orosei
In collaboration with: Mare e Miniere
EXTRA FESTIVAL
BABEL ACADEMY – MASTERCLASS
h. 10.00 am – Exmà / Terrace Room
MONDAY 9th JUNE
THE DOCUMENTARY AS RESEARCH
Masterclass held by Massimo D’Anolfi
TUESDAY 10th JUNE
CINEMA BETWEEN DREAM AND POETRY
Masterclass held by Marco Antonio Pani
THURSDAY 12th JUNE
REALITY AND ITS REPRESENTATION
Masterclass held by Tizza Covi e Rainer Frimmel
TUESDAY 10th JUNE
WEDNESDAY 11th JUNE
h. 4.30 pm / 7.00 pm – Exmà / Terrace Room
LITTLE WALKING THEATERS WORKSHOP
Children’s workshop held by Is Mascareddas
THURSDAY 12th JUNE
h. 4.30 pm – Exmà / Terrace Room
CONTA CONTENDI
Nursery Rhymes, Stories and Songs: Storytelling for Children in the Sardinian Language
Show-workshop for children
held by Renzo Cugis with the musical participation of Samuele Dessì
FRIDAY 13th JUNE
h. 10.00 am – Exmà / Conference Room
ARTICOLO 6. THE FUTURE OF LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN ITALY
Conference and in-depth meeting
Speakers:
Sabrina Rasom – Director of the Ladin Cultural Institute, San Giovanni di Fassa (TN)
Pantaleo Rielli – President of the Palmieri Cultural Tourist Park, Martignano (LE)
Marta Savorgnan – SUNS Europe, Udine and Radio Onde Furlane
Tore Cubeddu – Ejatv’s Manager, Cagliari
Coordinated by: Luca Urgu – Journalist
Every day of the festival, dal 9th to 13th – Exmà / Radio X Space
BABEL X TALK
Meetings organized by the Radio X editorial team
at 8pm meetings and aperitifs with the directors and protagonists of the festival
BABEL CINE LAB
Film production workshop
By the BABEL Cultural Association
held by Daniele Arca e Nicola Federico Onnis
